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(No M0991.) I J. H. NITZSOH E. DEVIGE FOR RAISING 0R LOWERING CURTAINS,&0-

.No. 563,299. Patented ul 7, 1996.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHANN HERMANN NITZSCHE, OF LEIPSIO, GERMANY.

- DEVICE FOR RAISING OR LOWERING CURTAINS, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,299, dated July 7,1896.

Application filed May 9, 1895. $erial No. 548,654. (NomodeL) I freely,said straps being fastened with one To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OHANN HERMANN N ITZsoHE, a subject of the King ofSaxony, residing at Leipsic-Reudnitz, Saxony, Germany, have inventedcertain Improvements in Devices for Raising orLowering Curtains, Shades,&c., and for adjusting the carriers to any width of windows, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention comprises a device by means of which curtains,shades, and the like for windows or doors may be raised or lowered withthe greatest ease, for repair or for exchanging the curtains.

The moldings or plates and the curtainrods employed in this device tocarry the curtains, &c., are made adjustable, so that they may beadapted to any width of door or window.

The invention is represented in a practical form by the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the curtainhalf down. Fig. 2 is a view from below of a plate.

The plate a, fastened in the ordinary way above the door or window byhooks or clamps, is made adjustable by using two parts adapted to bedisplaced upon each other. To this end thumb-screws b are fixed in onepart and are guided in longitudinal slots in the other part, as shown;

The board or molding c and the curtain-rod cl can be extended in thesame manner, or the curtain-rod can be made of a solid rod sliding in atube.

Both parts of plate a are provided with rollers e, over which the strapsor belts g run end to the board 0 and with the other end to theperiphery of a roller on a shaft f, which also receives a winding-cordh, by which it may be revolved when a pull is given to the hanging endof the same. The straps gmay be provided with buckles or the like toadjust their lengths, so that the board 0 may be always in horizontalposition.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A device for raising andlowering curtains and the like consisting of the combination of anextensible board 0 having clamps and bearings, an extensible rod (1 heldin said bearings and adapted tosupport the curtain, a fixed extensiblemolding a adapted to fit in a window or other opening, and suspensiondevices connecting said board and molding and adapted for hoisting theformer, substantially as set forth.

2. A device for raising and lowering curtains consisting of a fixedextensible molding a, an extensible board 0 having an extensible rodadapted to sustain a curtain, pulleys e on said molding, a double rolleror drum on said molding, cords g attached to said board, passing overthe pulleys and having their ends attached to a part of the drum, and ahoisting-cord h attached to the other part of the drum, substantially asset forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHANN HERMANN NITZSQHE. \Vitnesses:

S. T. RICHTER, L. STEIN.

